Re: [R] creating dummy variables based on conditions

2013-07-14 Thread Anup Nandialath
hi Arun, Thanks for this. This solution works great. Knid Regards Anup On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:07 PM, arun wrote: > Hi, > You could try this: (if I understand it correctly) > dat1<- read.table(text=" > yearid var ans > 2010 1 1 1 > 2010 2 0 0 > 2010 1 0 1 > 2010 1 0 1 >

Re: [R] creating dummy variables based on conditions

2013-07-14 Thread arun
Hi, You could try this: (if I understand it correctly) dat1<- read.table(text=" year    id var ans  2010  1  1  1  2010  2  0  0  2010  1  0  1 2010  1  0  1  2011  2  1  1  2011  2  0  1  2011  1  0  0 2011  1  0  0 ",sep="",header=TRUE,stringsAsFactors=FALSE) dat1$newres<-with(dat1,ave(var,id,ye

Re: [R] creating dummy variables based on conditions

2013-07-14 Thread Rui Barradas
Hello, Your data seems to be of class 'matrix'. The following code needs it to be a data.frame. dat <- as.data.frame(your input matrix) res <- do.call(rbind, lapply(split(dat, list(dat$id, dat$year)), function(x){ x$ans <- if(any(x$var == 1)) 1 else 0 x})) rownames(res) <- N

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Santosh
R is for dummies (like me, but I don't use dummy variables) or for the non-Dummies like all experts who help us all the time@@.. so dummy variables are not needed! :) QED... On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Rolf Turner wrote: > On 21/04/13 10:56, Eva Prieto Castro wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Why do y

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Rolf Turner
On 21/04/13 10:56, Eva Prieto Castro wrote: Hi, Why do you write that dummy variables are not needed in R?. I would like you explain it. As others have said --- do some self-study. But a brief answer is that in any "reasonable" modelling problem in which dummy variables might arise, R crea

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Bert Gunter
iables are not needed in R?. I would like > you explain it. > > Thanks, > > Eva > > --- El *dom, 21/4/13, David Winsemius * escribió: > > > De: David Winsemius > Asunto: Re: [R] creating dummy variables > Para: "Bert Gunter" > CC: "r-help@R-p

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread David Winsemius
avid Winsemius escribió: > > De: David Winsemius > Asunto: Re: [R] creating dummy variables > Para: "Bert Gunter" > CC: "r-help@R-project.org" , "shyam basnet" > > Fecha: domingo, 21 de abril, 2013 00:38 > > > On Apr 20, 2

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Eva Prieto Castro
Hi, Why do you write that dummy variables are not needed in R?. I would like you explain it. Thanks, Eva --- El dom, 21/4/13, David Winsemius escribió: De: David Winsemius Asunto: Re: [R] creating dummy variables Para: "Bert Gunter" CC: "r-help@R-project.org" , &q

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread David Winsemius
On Apr 20, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Bert Gunter wrote: > Dummy variables are not needed in R. > > Bert > Bert is correct on this point, but if you what to know how the regression functions in R do this "behind the scenes" then you could always look at: ?model.matrix # where _some_ of the the au

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Patrick Coulombe
Hello Shyam, if your data is stored in variable "dataset", for example, the following code will create the desired dummy-coded variables and attach them to the dataset: ## #init vars SWHE=BARL <- vector(length=nrow(dataset)) SWHE[]=BARL[] <- 0 #initialize dummy-coded vars wi

Re: [R] creating dummy variables

2013-04-20 Thread Bert Gunter
Dummy variables are not needed in R. Bert Sent from my iPhone -- please excuse typos. On Apr 20, 2013, at 11:23 AM, shyam basnet wrote: > Hello R-users, > > The below is a snippet of my data: > > > fid crop year value > 5_1_1 SWHE 1995 171 > 5_1_1 SWHE 1997 696 > 5_1_1

Re: [R] Creating dummy variables in r

2013-01-30 Thread peter dalgaard
On Jan 30, 2013, at 04:58 , Bert Gunter wrote: > You almost never need dummy variables in R. R creates them > automatically from factors given model and possibly contrasts > specification. > > ?contrasts ## for some technical details. > > If you have not read "An Introduction to R" do so now.

Re: [R] Creating dummy variables in r

2013-01-29 Thread Bert Gunter
You almost never need dummy variables in R. R creates them automatically from factors given model and possibly contrasts specification. ?contrasts ## for some technical details. If you have not read "An Introduction to R" do so now. Pay particular attention to the chapter on modeling and categor

Re: [R] Creating dummy variables

2010-06-03 Thread Bert Gunter
AM To: bt_jan...@yahoo.de; r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Creating dummy variables hey thanks I did solve it already, it had more mistakes as you see :S bye Arantzazu Blanco Bernardeau Dpto de Qummica Agrmcola, Geologma y Edafologma Universidad de Murcia-Campus de Espinardo > D

Re: [R] Creating dummy variables

2010-06-03 Thread Arantzazu Blanco Bernardeau
hey thanks I did solve it already, it had more mistakes as you see :S bye Arantzazu Blanco Bernardeau Dpto de Química Agrícola, Geología y Edafología Universidad de Murcia-Campus de Espinardo > Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:40:30 + > From: bt_jan...@yahoo.de > Subject: AW: [R] Creating du

Re: [R] Creating dummy variables

2010-06-03 Thread Jannis
Was that the original code that you ran? As there appear to be several mistakes in the code: 1. In the gipsisoil stuff, there is a ')' too much 2. In the gambisoil stuff both > signs point in the same direction, you probably want one > and one < My general suggestion would be to skip the loops

Re: [R] Creating Dummy Variables in R

2009-12-16 Thread Tom Fletcher
Is your variable Clarity a categorical with 4 levels? Thus, the need for k-1 (3) dummies? Your error may be the result of creating k instead of k-1 dummies, but can't be sure from the example. In R, you don't have to (unless you really want to) explicitly create separate variables. You can use the

Re: [R] Creating Dummy Variables in R

2009-12-16 Thread Achim Zeileis
On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, whitaker m. (mw1006) wrote: Hi, I am trying to create a set of dummy variables to use within a multiple linear regression and am unable to find the codes within the manuals. For example i have: Price Weight Clarity IF VVS1VVS2 5

Re: [R] Creating Dummy Variables in R

2009-12-16 Thread S Devriese
On 12/16/2009 03:58 PM, whitaker m. (mw1006) wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to create a set of dummy variables to use within a multiple > linear regression and am unable to find the codes within the manuals. > > For example i have: > Price Weight Clarity > IF